Training is the top action aftermarket businesses are taking to attract and retain talent, according to a recent survey; AAPEX offers a range of free and premium training

New AAPEX Forum optimizes capacity, adds new amenities, improves access to mass transit and enables attendees to efficiently engage more exhibitors

Vehicle repair costs continue to climb – increasing pressure on consumers, insurers, repairers, and the broader collision repair ecosystem

AI can simplify searches, summarize large amounts of data, and retrieve technical bulletins, but it’s limited by training data and can’t make a diagnosis

Winningest NCAA basketball head coach faced change and uncertainty over his career – one of the most notable parallels for the automotive aftermarket

2026 Voice of the Technician survey finds “77% of automotive technicians agree that higher pay is the biggest issue the industry needs to address”

The automotive aftermarket’s gravitas on this issue is commonly overlooked by publications outside the amazing aftermarket trade media

A post-show survey of AAPEX 2025 attendees conducted in December found 68% had already decided to return to AAPEX 2026

The theme for this year’s show, “Where the industry gets real,” is a testament to the fact that AAPEX is a venue where real business gets done

AAPEX welcomes pitches for thoughtful, insightful and even provocative posts that inform the automotive aftermarket